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Jimmy Van Heusen

real name Edward Chester Babcock

Jimmy Van Heusen is credited on 7,511 releases across 2,518 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,511

Credits

2,518

Albums

8

Decades active

1,203

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American songwriter (born January 26,1913 in Syracuse, New York, USA; died February 7, 1990 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA).
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Married to singer (1969-1990) (his death).
He is best known for his work with Frank Sinatra who recorded 84 of his songs, and also Bing Crosby for whom he wrote the music for 6 of the 7 Crosby / Hope "Road to" films.
Mainly worked with the lyricists Sammy Cahn and Johnny Burke and was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.

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Credited work

7,511 releases · 2,518 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 8,335
  • Other credits · 571

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Philharmonic Hall, New York · Bell Sound Studios · Capitol Studios

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